DIY Fashion in 1959

We start our new section of "Vintage Athens" with articles, memorabilia, Greek cinema trivia and more, with a step-by-step D.I.Y. clothes tutorial in Greek,...

Alogokrito

Alogokrito is just a few meters before Varnava Square in Pagrati, on Ekali street, in a beautiful neoclassical detached house with a small yard....

This week in Athens (08-16/10)

Tuesday Oct 8 One Year Party @ Kypseli Municipal Market(everyday from 11.00 until Sunday Oct 13)for more info click here Movie Night @ CinemarianKnife...

Gigifioggos

Last March (2018), at 200 meters from Peristeri metro station, there appeared a wine bar called.. “Gigifioggos”. We were intrigued by the name alone...

This week in Athens (01-07/10)

Tuesday 1st OctoberMovie Night @Lelos café bar Tripou 2 Κoukaki Paris-Texas by Wim Wenders starts at 20:30 Stamatis Spanoudakis Live @ Herodion more info:...

Pinelia

“Pinelia” is in Neo Iraklio, opposite the beautiful Agios Loukas square. We first noticed it in 2018, on the day of the “sardine feast”,...

Burgerfest 2019

We visited Burgerfest and actually, we had a lot of fun (& a lot of - vegan - burgers too). Tomorrow it starts again...

“Leylim Ley”

Leilem Lei Kurdish Turkish Food
Opposite the former Evelpidon Military Academy park (next to “Pedion Areos” park) there is another little hidden gem we discovered by chance. The Kurdish...

Hidden Athens: Cine Lila

Cine Lila is one of the few remaining places that insist on reminding us of the beauty of an older Athens. For us...